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Jan 13, 2017mnunez2012 rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Still Alice was an impressive and important reflection on Alzheimer's Disease and the way that it affects countless lives. The film was brilliantly executed by the veteran actress Julianne Moore and Alex Baldwin with some younger actors (notably Hunter Parish and Kate Bosworth, Kristen Stewart was dry and boring as always- that girl is a bad actress!) The film charts the gradual decline in a young woman diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer's disease and emphasizes the way that the woman's family responds and copes with her diagnosis. The film was pretty emotional and upsetting at times but that seems appropriate and might have been accentuated by my own family history with this disease. The actress researched a lot on the illness and she gave a very convincing performance. Objectively, I believe the film was excellently crafted and delivered. However, subjectively speaking, it was rather depressing and upsetting. For that (subjective) reason, I give it 4/5. If you don't mind going to those murky emotional places, maybe this is a good film for you. I would recommend this film to people living with family members who have been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease.